House Reena |
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Reena Province White, Red, Orange |
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History
Reena has always been a lesser house, and probably always will be. It has built up an education system second to none in the Expanse, and many houses send their children there rather than send them to the very best educational institution in the region, the Mrlsst Academy, which lies in the Freeworlds Region
House Reena has always been a lesser house and seems destined to remain one for quite some time. Its mining economy has provided it with a steady and stable source of income, but it has never had much to splurge on extensive spynets and huge military fleets - investments necessary to rise to greater house status. It is also isolated from the rest of the sector by powerhouse House Mecetti, which makes expansion into other areas of the sector out of the question.
Merrick and Kalb Industries - the largest mining megacrop operating in the Expanse - is based in Reena Province. It controls most of the mining in the province, and because of the income it brings into the province, its officials have a lot of pull with house members.
Geological analyses predict that some of the most ore-rich worlds in the province will begin to tap out within two centuries (they have been mined for thousands of years already), and house leaders have begun looking for ways to diversify. Manufacturing firms have been lured to Reena from other sectors with very attractive offers, and the investment has begun to pay off as Reena's tax base rises.
Perhaps Reena's most successful experiment was the opening of Reena University two hundred years ago. By offering subsidized salaries far above and beyond anything else being offered in the rest of the Inner Rim, the university was able to attract some of the best and brightest professors and researchers from the sector - including from rival Mrlsst. The university is known throughout the sector for its excellence, and has enrolled the sons and daughters of many house nobles who cannot bear to send their children to a Freeworld for their educations.
Barnaba What you have is shallow and will not last. A house teetering on its last legs. |
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Cadriaan Looking to the future and all that comes with it. They are intelligent in their own way. |
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Calipsa Hungry for more. Always more. When will they gorge themselves beyond measure? |
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Mecetti Survivalists at all costs. Usually at the cost of others. |
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Melantha Followers. Trying to begin a bidding war over the Empire. |
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Pelagia The oldest tree in the wood has the deepest roots. It weathers all the storms. |
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League of Freeworlds The only true power in the sector. |
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Galactic Empire Order at a heavy cost. Is it worth it? |
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Rebellion Foolhardy optimists. |
Allies
House Reena is allied with Mecetti and Calipsa, mostly because it depends on the goodwill of these houses for its imports and exports. Reena would prefer not to be involved in political plotting, and of the three houses is the least likely to let the alliance affect its dealings with other houses.
Enemies
Again, House Reena has no outright enemies. At least, none that would say so to a House Reena member. However, due to its position in the triumvirate, House Melantha and Barnaba are noticeably cool toward it. Until Melantha can woo (or force) Reena away, this relationship will probably stay the same.
Values
House Reena has been a lesser house for several centuries. It relies on its ore-rich systems to provide income and has established a university system it hopes will someday rival that of Mrlsst Academy. House members tend to be quiet, polite, and educated in the disciplines of history, the arts, and science.
Assets
Reena has many ore-rich worlds, which it leases to MKI and other mining companies. The university also brings a lot of credits from the rest of the sector. House Reena has always felt a need to sink resources into the university, not the military. However, current leadership contemplating a gradual buildup, just to keep options open.
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